What do electrolytes actually do? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 25, 2017 -- Sports drink commercials love talking about them, but what are...
Experts outline pathway for generating up to 10 terawatts of power from sunlight by 2030
The annual potential of solar energy far exceeds the world's energy consumption, but the goal of using the sun to...
Understanding the correct architectures of IMM proteins
Credit: UNIST Membrane proteins make up approximately a quarter of all gene products and are the targets of over 50%...
Scientist invents way to trigger artificial photosynthesis to clean air
Credit: UCF: Bernard Wilchusky A chemistry professor in Florida has just found a way to trigger the process of photosynthesis...
Potential new treatment for kidney failure in cancer patients
Kidney dysfunction is a frequent complication affecting more than 50 percent of all cancer patients, and is directly linked to...
For many women, body image and sex life may suffer after episiotomy
ANN ARBOR -- Women who have episiotomies after childbirth reported having poorer body image and less satisfying sex lives than...
Parkinson’s disease will be curable with cortisol
Credit: DGIST DGIST's research team has found a candidate substance which can prevent and cure Parkinson's disease. By using this...
When Hollywood met neurosurgery
Credit: Copyright AANS. Used with permission. A team of computer engineers and neurosurgeons, with an assist from Hollywood special effects...
Movie research results: Multitasking overloads the brain
Credit: Juha Lahnakoski The brain works most efficiently when it can focus on a single task for a longer period...
Revolutionary method reveals impact of short circuits on battery safety
Credit: Donal Finegan (UCL, NASA and NREL) How lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries behave under short-circuit conditions can now be examined using...
Mainz University to coordinate new DFG priority program in photochemistry
Generation and photochemical utilization of light are two of the most significant fundamental aspects of technological developments that will shape...
Researchers solve the century-old mystery of Blood Falls
Credit: Photo by Erin Pettit A research team led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Colorado College has solved...
University of Rochester Medical Center to host Technology & Rare Neurological Diseases Symposium
In rare disease research, it is particularly challenging to find enough patients to conduct rigorous clinical studies. Patients are spread...
Model for multivalley polaritons
Credit: IBS Everything we experience is made of light and matter. And the interaction between the two can bring about...
Children conceived after fertility treatments are at increased risk for pediatric cancers
BEER-SHEVA, Israel...April 25, 2017 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have found that babies born from mothers who...
Predicting the movement and impacts of microplastic pollution
Marine circulation and weather conditions greatly affect microplastic aggregation and movement. Microplastics, which are particles measuring less than 5 mm,...
GW study finds 33 percent of seafood sold in six DC eateries mislabeled
Credit: PeerJ WASHINGTON, DC (April 25, 2017)-- Scientists at the George Washington University used a powerful genetic technique to test...
Published data reveals new mechanism to inhibit oligomers, key driver of Alzheimer’s
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., April 25, 2017 - Alzheon, Inc. today announced publication of a newly elucidated molecular mechanism of action for...
Toronto’s subways expose passengers to more air pollution than Montreal, Vancouver systems
Credit: Photo: Tyler Irving A new study co-authored by U of T Engineering professor Greg Evans shows that subways increase...
Studying a catalyst for blood cancers
Credit: Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center MIAMI, April 25, 2017 - Imagine this scenario on a highway: A driver starts to...
